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Bible Verses About God's Love

Verses on God's love for us — unconditional, eternal, costly love.

28 verses · curated by hand

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  1. Colossians 1:8

    “who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.”

  2. Colossians 1:13

    “who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;”

  3. Colossians 2:2

    “that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,”

  4. Colossians 3:12

    “Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;”

  5. Colossians 3:14

    “Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.”

  6. Colossians 3:19

    “Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.”

  7. Colossians 4:7

    “All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.”

  8. Colossians 4:9

    “together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.”

  9. Colossians 4:14

    “Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.”

  10. 1 Thessalonians 1:3

    “remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.”

  11. 1 Thessalonians 1:4

    “We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,”

  12. 1 Thessalonians 3:6

    “But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;”

  13. 1 Thessalonians 3:12

    “and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,”

  14. 1 Thessalonians 4:9

    “But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,”

  15. 1 Thessalonians 5:8

    “But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.”

  16. 1 Thessalonians 5:13

    “and to respect and honor them in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.”

  17. 2 Thessalonians 1:3

    “We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds;”

  18. 2 Thessalonians 2:10

    “and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.”

  19. 2 Thessalonians 2:13

    “But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;”

  20. 2 Thessalonians 2:16

    “Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,”

Frequently asked

Questions about god's love in the Bible

How does God show his love?
Romans 5:8 — "God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." 1 John 4:9-10 names the cross as the central proof of God's love.
Is God's love unconditional?
Yes — Romans 5:8 explicitly says God loves while we are still sinners, before any change in us. The conditional language in Scripture is about experiencing fellowship, not about the love itself being earned.
Which Bible verse best shows God's love?
John 3:16, Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:8, and 1 John 4:19 are the four most-cited verses on God's love. All four are curated on this page with original commentary.